Stage 2 Turbo Project - AEM Water / Methanol Injection Kit

I've heard a lot of good things about water/methanol injection systems for forced induction cars so I decided to get a kit for myself to test it out while waiting for the forged internals to arrive.

The car is still lying at the garage now as Speedworks only managed to sent the coilovers back from servicing yesterday.

There are reasons why I chose AEM over other brands like Snow Performance.

The tank low level indicator feature and the progressive pump is standard in the AEM kit whereby Snow Performance requires you to purchase them separately.

1 gallon tank with progressive pump

Together with the Okada Projects coils, hopefully it'll give us some good results when the car is ready for dyno tune.

Stay tuned.

NOS Wet Kit Dynoed

During my posting of the Turbo vs NOS write up, the NOS kit that was available for sale in GT Auto was picked up by a friend of mine and the car has been finally dyno tuned.

The car is now pushing out 144.38 PS and 20.95 kg-m of torque to the wheels from the previous 118.61 PS and 15.24 kg-m.

The dyno chart speaks for itself, as you can see the gains are very significant at the point where the nitrous engages. It takes less than 200 rpm for the car to gain 36 PS and 7 kg-m of torque at the wheels.

I was given the opportunity to test drive the car and when the nitrous starts spraying the car pulls crazily like a raped ape.

This car is running E-Manage blue piggyback without the ignition harness. The owner is now planning to upgrade to Haltech Platinum Interceptor so the ignition timing can be altered to extract more power.

The owner is also considering fitting an AEM water/methanol injection kit very soon and with the injection kit the gains will be even higher.

Stay tuned.

Okada Projects Plasma Direct

(Update 26/06): The dyno chart can be found here.

Dropped by GT Auto this morning to collect the Okada Projects Plasma Direct coils that I ordered 2 weeks ago from Okada Projects.

Was planning to have them installed together with the forged internals when they arrive but since tuner said its alright as they are direct plug and play so we went ahead with it.

Packaging box


Instructions manual & serial number plate


Close up shot


After the installation, all that was left is just this nice looking sticker and a serial number plate

230 PS NCP91

Famous Japanese tuner Phoenix's Power tuned a 230 PS NCP91 pushing out 29.1 kg-m of torque.

Modifications

TD-04H turbo

1 bar boost

Forged pistons and rods

HKS F-Con V Pro

1JZ 370cc injectors

Source: http://www.phoenixs.co.jp

200 WHP Toyota Vios

Ladies and gentleman, I present you a 200 wheel horsepower Toyota Vios. This is one hell of a Vios as the engine internals are upgraded and it runs a GT25 ball bearing turbo boosting 1.1 bar.

The fuel system has been converted to a return setup, and the stock injectors has been upgraded to use a set of Bosch 440cc saturated fuel injectors.

The pistons has been changed to a set of forged CP pistons running 9.5:1 compression and the connecting rods are upgraded to a set of Crower forged billet rods. Reinforced AJUSA head bolts and head gasket are used and both the rod bearings and engine bearings are from Toga.

Best of all this car runs a standalone engine management system named Vipec. For those who are familiar with the Autronic will probably have an idea how Vipec works.

This Vipec has a lot of features such as built-in MAP sensor, traction control, VVT-i control, boost control, antilag, progressive nitrous injection, wide on throttle shift and the list goes on. The highest end model even supports drive by wire.

This car puts down a staggering 193 PS and 275 N-m of torque to the wheels, and since this is a manual transmission if we do a backward calculation of 15% power loss the engine is churning out 230 PS and 325 N-m of torque at the crank.

So if you're driving on the highway one day and you hear a hissing black Vios behind you, my advice to you is best that you give way.

This is one nasty Vios you don't want to mess with.

Engine & Drivetrain
CP Custom Forged Low Compression Pistons (9.5:1 CR)
Crower Billet Forged Connecting Rods
AJUSA Multi-Layered Steel (MLS) Head Gasket
AJUSA Head Bolts
Toga Engine Bearings
Toga Rod Bearings
Custom Semi-Closed Deck Engine Block Guard
TRD Engine Oil Cap
TWM Short Shifter
TWM Desert Eagle Shift Knob
Custom Stage 2 Racing Clutch

Induction & Exhaust System
Garrett GT2554R Ball Bearing Turbocharger
OEM Cast Iron T25 Turbo Manifold
Custom Stainless Steel Turbo Manifold Shield
Custom T25 Downpipe
Custom 2" Straight-thru Midpipe
OEM 2" Operated Exhaust Muffler
HKS Reloaded Pod Filter
HKS SSQV Blow-off Valve
Volker 7ZX-8 Iridium Spark Plugs
OEM Delta Fin Front Mount Intercooler
Custom Stainless Steel Intercooler Pipings
Custom Oil Catch Tank

Fueling & Cooling System
Sard Fuel Pressure Regulator
Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pump
Bosch 440cc Saturated Fuel Injectors
Custom Fuel Return Line System
Custom Fuel Rail
OEM Steel Braided Fuel Hoses
TRD 1.3 Bar Radiator Cap
NTCL Low Temp Thermostat
Custom Extra Radiator Fan
GDL Oil Cooler

Suspension, Brakes & Handling
BC Coilovers w/ Camber Kit
Drift Racing 6 Pot Brake Kit
ProRS Stainless Steel Braided Brake Hoses
Ultra Racing 4 Point Front Strut Bar
Ultra Racing 4 Point Front Lower Arm Bar
Ultra Racing 3 Point Front Fender Bars
Ultra Racing 2 Point Rear Strut Bar
Progress Rear Anti-Roll Bar
Momo Race Steering Wheel
Advanti Ultra Light 16' Wheels
Federal 595RS-R Semi-Slicks

Electronics
Vipec V44 Standalone Engine Management
Greddy Profec B Spec II Boost Controller
Apexi RSM w/ G-Sensor
Apexi Turbo Timer
Defi BF Gauges (Boost, Water, Oil Temp & Press)
Pivot Raizin VS

Performance (Wheel)
193.7 PS @ 5,200 RPM

275 N-m @ 4,700 RPM